It's time to face reality as EU corporate sustainbility laws are further undermined, why we're trying to avoid acronyms, and a few reasons to read our latest explainer. This week's view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
Much-awaited directive banning businesses from making false green claims hits a wall after EU executive signals it will withdraw its proposal for a Green Claims Directive days before final negotiations following right-wing pressure.
Brussels’ latest policy changes aren’t boring – they might mean the undoing of years of progress towards better business. That's why it’s our duty to cover the EU story and why you should read it.
This week: Syria’s first hackathon unites social innovators to support recovery; UK government backs social enterprise in public procurement rules shake-up; Alfanar’s MENA impact fund launch is “good news for impact investing”.
BRUSSELS BRIEFING: The social economy could face serious headwinds as EU policymakers shift priorities. Now is the time for social enterprises to show they can make the bloc more competitive – with added impact, writes Toby Gazeley.
The EU’s position as a leader in building sustainable economies is at risk, warn impact leaders, as complex sustainability laws are threatened by the bloc’s drive to become more competitive.
The third edition of Social Enterprise Monitor launched today in Davos by Euclid shows social enterprises want better public funding schemes and more social procurement from governments.
BRUSSELS BRIEFING: The new European commissioner for jobs – whose role includes oversight of the social economy – has been announced. Our correspondent in Brussels, Euclid's Toby Gazeley, looks at the latest news from the EU.
BRUSSELS BRIEFING: As Patriots for Europe looms large in the European Parliament, and Hungary takes on the presidency of the European Council, how might policies that favour the social economy fare, asks our Brussels correspondent.
